Grand Junction Central is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Grand Junction a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Grand Junction Central Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grand Junction Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Grand Junction Central came up short against University and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 22-25, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Palisade by a score of 3-1.
Grand Junction was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Palisade work for it, especially in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-12, 20-25, 25-21, 27-25.
Grand Junction Central will have to keep a close watch on Haleigh Blaylock and Macey Jones, a pair of players who had a big impact on Grand Junction's prior game. Blaylock had 15 digs and 13 assists, while Jones had ten digs. Rylee Fisher also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Grand Junction's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Grand Junction Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Grand Junction Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Junction in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 3-1. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
